Executive Income Protection Cover & Features

Unum's Executive Income Protection is designed for small/medium-size businesses looking to offer selected employees the benefits of an extended sick pay arrangement.

In the event of injury or illness that leads to loss of earnings, the plan pays a regular monthly benefit to the employer that can be passed on to the employee to help meet their financial commitments, without having to rely solely on state benefits.

Tailored cover

A range of flexible cover and benefit payment options enable an employer to tailor cover to meet the needs of their business as well as their employees. Options include:

choosing a level of cover up to 80% of the employee's gross earnings, including P11D benefits and any dividends paid where this is directly linked to their performance within the business

the option to cover employer National Insurance contributions and any pension/life insurance premiums paid in relation to the insured person

benefits that can be paid on a level basis, or arranged from the start of the policy to protect against inflation - increasing at either a fixed rate of 5%, or in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) - up to a maximum of 12% p.a.

a Disability Plus Option that increases benefits in payment by 20% after the first two years of a claim

a lower-cost option with a choice of 2, 3 and 5 year benefit payment periods

Guaranteed Increase Options that enable cover to be increased without further underwriting on every third policy anniversary or at key life stages such as marriage, having children, or in the event of a promotion-related salary increase

Benefit Options

Executive Income Protection offers an extensive range of benefit options:

generous maximum initial benefit of up to £300,000 a year

cover based on the executive's own occupation

no premiums payable while benefits are being paid - free waiver of premium automatically included

flexibility - benefit is paid direct to the employer, so it can either be passed on to the employee through PAYE or retained to support the business

inflation protection - cover will be automatically increased each year in line with RPI

Additional services at no additional cost

Executive Income Protection provides access to the following services, as standard:

Employee Assistance Programme - LifeWorks: employees can get 24/7 access to lifestyle support, including face-to-face counselling. Note: Executive Income Protection customers are unable to access legal support or counselling services for other family members through this service.

Vocational rehabilitation services: Practical help and guidance from our team of rehabilitation experts in the event of a claim.